2 Corinthians 5:1

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We know the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God himself, a house not made by human hands. It lasts forever, waiting for us in heaven.

Cross References

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are children of God. We don’t know yet what we will be. But we know that when Christ appears, we’ll be like him, because we’ll see him as he really is.

Hebrews 9:24

Christ didn’t enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one. He entered heaven itself in order to appear before God on our behalf. He’s there right now.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we’re like clay jars that hold a valuable treasure. We carry the good news around in these earthly bodies of ours to show that its mighty power comes from God and not from us.

Hebrews 9:11

But then, when Christ came as the high priest of the good things that have already arrived, he went through the greater and more perfect holy tent. That tent wasn’t made with human hands. In other words, it’s not part of this creation.

1 Peter 1:4

God has given us an inheritance that can never be destroyed, spoil, or fade away. It’s kept in heaven for us.

2 Corinthians 5:4

While we live in this tent of ours, we groan and feel weighed down. We don’t want our clothes to fall off. Instead, we want to be fully dressed with our heavenly home. That way the part of us that dies will be will swallowed up in life.

Mark 14:58

“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made by human hands, and in three days I will build another temple that’s not made by human hands.’ ”

2 Peter 3:11

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives

Colossians 2:11

In Christ, you have received a circumcision that has not been done by human hands. Your circumcision has been done by Christ, and he has put away the person you used to be when wrong desires ruled over you.

1 John 3:19

This is how we know that we belong to the truth; it’s how we find peace in our hearts when we’re with God.

1 John 3:14

We know that we’ve passed from death into life, because we love one another. Anyone who doesn’t love remains in death.

Hebrews 11:10

Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations, the one that God has planned and built.

1 Corinthians 3:9

We’re working together to serve God. You’re like God’s field and God’s building.

2 Timothy 1:12

That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But I’m not ashamed, because I know the one I’ve believed in and I’m certain that he’s able to protect what I’ve given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns.

Acts 7:48

“But the Most High God does not live in houses made by human hands. As God says through the prophet,